Inspiring Writers, Connecting Creative Communities

Have you written your book? Are you fed up with rejection letters and want to take control? Do you have a desire to get your book in print but don’t want to spend a fortune? Did you think you had do...Read More

We had some great feedback from our Open House at AUB. Many left their comments on a board at the event but two attendees, Val Griffin and Carol Waterkyn went a little further. It was good to see so...Read More

The latest Bridport Story Slam took place on Wednesday 28 March in the Bridport Arts Centre café. The café was packed and 23 writers from all over Dorset read aloud their stories which each had to...Read More

The idea that became A Million Ways started life way back in 2016. We had just opened our café, The Short & Sweet Co. in Wimborne, and ran a writing competition to coincide with the Literary Fest...Read More

Experiencing the horrors of being a child refugee or being forced to turn a blind eye to the abuse of a neighbour are just two of the themes tackled so effectively by Gail Aldwin in her latest collect...Read More

Former DWN Team member, poet and flash-fiction writer Helen Pizzey has just published her debut short collection of 37 poems with Cinnamon Press. Launched at a reading in a crowded upstairs room of ...Read More

How To Get Published conference, taking place in Bournemouth on Saturday 28th April. Bloomsbury have teamed up with Arts University Bournemouth to bring you a day of getting to grips with the pra...Read More

Discover your Voice: Do you have business expertise that you could share? Ever thought of publishing a book? Or have you simply always wanted to write your story to inspire others? This event is for y...Read More

The Dorset Writers’ Network have teamed up the Arts University Bournemouth to offer a special open house session for writers and creative writing students. This is an opportunity to network with oth...Read More